Death and grief Books

Age range 5 to 10Mizuto is a young boy living an ordinary life in Japan until one day, something extraordinary happens.Following a deadly tsunami, Mizuto's father is missing.Could a mysterious telephone connected only to the wind help him find his...

Age range 10+This 'heartbreaking...powerful work' (School Library Journal, starred review) introduces the contemporary issue of forced disappearances to readers 10 and up - with 'deceptively simple black line drawings'...

Age range 3 to 6After Grandpa dies, a girl and her mother take the trip he had planned for her, kayaking along the Pacific west coast to look for the whales that he loved.The trip will do them good, Mom says, but the girl isn't sure. How can that be true...

Gold Medal Winner at the 2015 IPPY Awards In Cyparissus there is a little dog who gets lost in a park, a sleeping rabbit, a horse up in the clouds, and a bird setting off on a long, long journey. In Cyparissus there is Irene playing jump rope,...

Due to a rare brain tumor, Vera Garcia's soccer career is suddenly sidelined at the start of her senior year. When her single mother Eliza, terrified at the thought of losing her only daughter, clings too tightly, both Vera's identity and her freedom are...

A touching picture book for children about a young boy and his family overcoming the loss of his father. This colorful, emotional book is filled with natural imagery, centering on a small pond in the garden, and will teach children not only about death...

Age range 4-8A long, long time ago......in a small town, there lived a lonely newspaper boy.So begins thisheartfelt story inspired by one of the most iconic works of American rock-n-roll.Don McLean's American Pie: A Fable weaves elements and themes from...

A young child navigates grief after losing a beloved family pet and learns what it means for a loved one's presence to remain even after they are gone.Angus may be gone, but memories of him are still here: his tail wagging under the dinner table, his...

Age range 3 to 6Alice keeps a perfectly round skipping stone in her pocket to remember her grandfather by - but the stone goes missing.It looked just like a regular stone, but Alice knew it was different: It was perfectly round so you could use it to...

Age range 9 to 12Architecture of the Heart is a mythical Hero's Journey through loss and rebirth. A boy loses his father and his heart leaves his body. As the boy grieves, his heart, a faithful flying deer, builds structures to protect him...

This "heartbreaking ... powerful work" ( School Library Journal) introduces the contemporary issue of forced disappearances to readers 10 and up-with "deceptively simple black line drawings" and "unsentimental bilingual text" ( Kirkus).By a closed door,...

Winner of the 2021 Gold Moonbeam Award for Health Issues"A moving and beautiful tale about a family, a loss, and the natural world that binds us all together. With exquisite tenderness, Moore reveals the persistent, transcendent power of love." -Lily...

A realistic story of a child's curiosity about death and lost loved ones.This sweet and poignant story paints a picture of a little girl's curiosity to know her grandfather, who died before she was born. What was he like? Will she ever be able to meet...

Age range 4 to 8A gentle and moving story about an intergenerational friendship between a young child and their neighbour told through a series of letters, for fans ofIda, Always. When Jackson's soccer ball accidentally lands in his neighbour's rose...

A touching story that helps young and old alike cope with the loss of a loved one, this beautifully illustrated and gentle narrative explains the difficult concept of death to children. Lambkin is a different little lamb and instead of being covered in...

A queen who begins a lengthy war with an army of allies by her side is also a mother who wants to explain her upcoming battle with cancer to her young children in this heartening and hopeful book. James and Simon are two young princes whose mother, the...